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william kyle carpenter was wounded fighting the taliban in southern afghanistan in november of 2010. carpenter's buddies say he jumped on a grenade to save the life of a fellow marine. it cost carpenter's right eye, most of his teeth and shattered his jaw and arm. nbc military analyst colonel jack jacobs got to talk to corporal carpenter about what happened that day. >> i was in marjah, afghanistan. it was november 21st of 2010. it was my first combat deployment over there. myself and a good buddy of mine, a fellow marine, fellow fire team and squad member, we were on top of a roof together and an attack was started and grenades were thrown inside the compound and one landed on top of the roof with us. i don't remember anything in the moments leading up to him. >> they got in pretty close to get grenades in there. >> they did. they came in very quickly right after we had moved in. we were, you know, not caught off guard, we were kind of always ready, as you know, for anything to happen at any time over there. but as far as just getting in the compound and starting to settle in, they
william kyle carpenter was wounded fighting the taliban in southern afghanistan in november of 2010. carpenter's buddies say he jumped on a grenade to save the life of a fellow marine. it cost carpenter's right eye, most of his teeth and shattered his jaw and arm. nbc military analyst colonel jack jacobs got to talk to corporal carpenter about what happened that day. >> i was in marjah, afghanistan. it was november 21st of 2010. it was my first combat deployment over there. myself and a...
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fights al qaeda in yemen or between afghanistan and pakistan. as the administration keeps pointing out, the ultimate goal here is to see if there is a political solution to this problem, not a military one, so they want to convince prime minister maliki to undertake political reform. how to improve iraqi security forces so there could be more troops in iraq in some form if they believe a training component for these weak iraqi security forces is next. but whatever the plan the white house goes with, it's also likely to have a beefed-up syria component. that may include the talk of arming the opposition, but they know they can't just deal with iraq and ignore somehow this isis situation in syria. the timing is still unclear, but the white house knows it needs to move fairly fast, but we're told not to expect anything today but we assume we will hear something publicly by the end of the week, perhaps into the weekend. back in iraq, the big fight right now is in the north. at iraq's largest oil refinery where sunni militants are on the verge of tak
fights al qaeda in yemen or between afghanistan and pakistan. as the administration keeps pointing out, the ultimate goal here is to see if there is a political solution to this problem, not a military one, so they want to convince prime minister maliki to undertake political reform. how to improve iraqi security forces so there could be more troops in iraq in some form if they believe a training component for these weak iraqi security forces is next. but whatever the plan the white house goes...
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whether in syria, libya or in that matter, afghanistan or northern pakistan. these people are still out to get us. this war isn't over. we may try to say it's over, but it's still with us. >> so, do you believe, then, that this should be -- should the administration not try to put conditions on maliki? should this be used as an opportunity? i heard basically both sides of the argument from menendez. on one hand he wanted some form of a condition based agreement. the u.s. wouldn't come in and help unless maliki agreed to some sort of political reform. then he made the same argument you're making about isis, which is they're a national security threat and the united states has to do something about it. it sounds like you can't do both. maliki is not going to cooperate. is the united states really not going to do anything about isis? >> we face this had kind of problem in many situations historically. we have to work with less than adequate allies. >> right. >> because we have some interest -- think back to korea in the 1950s. that country was a mess. if we had w
whether in syria, libya or in that matter, afghanistan or northern pakistan. these people are still out to get us. this war isn't over. we may try to say it's over, but it's still with us. >> so, do you believe, then, that this should be -- should the administration not try to put conditions on maliki? should this be used as an opportunity? i heard basically both sides of the argument from menendez. on one hand he wanted some form of a condition based agreement. the u.s. wouldn't come in...
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> tulsi gabbard, one of the few combat veterans from this current -- these current wars in iraq and afghanistan that serves in congress, thanks for being on this morning. >> thanks, chuck. >> coming up, we're on the front lines of the humanitarian crisis, on the border. nbc's newest anchor jose diaz-balart is coming up. i'm their mom at the playground and i'm his mom at the dog park. the kids get trail mix, and here's what you get after a full day of chasing that cute little poodle from down the street. mm hmm delicious milo's kitchen chicken meatballs. they look homemade, which he likes almost as much as making new friends yes, i'll call her. aww, ladies' man. milo's kitchen. made in the usa with chicken or beef as the number one ingredient. the best treats come from the kitchen. who gets the allstate safemma, driving bonus check. rock beats scissors! wife beats rock. and with two checks a year, everyone wins. switch today and get two safe driving bonus checks a year for driving safely. only from allstate. call 877-218-2500 now. zach really loves his new camera. problem is...this isn't zach. i
> tulsi gabbard, one of the few combat veterans from this current -- these current wars in iraq and afghanistan that serves in congress, thanks for being on this morning. >> thanks, chuck. >> coming up, we're on the front lines of the humanitarian crisis, on the border. nbc's newest anchor jose diaz-balart is coming up. i'm their mom at the playground and i'm his mom at the dog park. the kids get trail mix, and here's what you get after a full day of chasing that cute little...
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three years before he walked off his army base in afghanistan and was capture bid the taliban. the coast guard says bergdahl was in boot camp for 26 days. then left with an unexplained administration i have discharge. he joined the army two years later. meanwhile a friend of bergdahl shared writing with "the washington post." bergda bergdahl's writings paint a portrait of a complicated and fragile young man who is struggling to maintain his mental stability from the start of basic training. there was not muff time to notify congress. hagel was pressed to explain why bergdahl is still being held at a u.s. base in germany. >> i'm going to give you an plans i am like the implications. >> answer. >> it he is being held there because our medical professionals don't believe he's ready until they believe he is ready to take the next step of rehabilitation. >> have you ever seen a traumatically injured service member brought to the united states immediately upon being stabilized at landstuhl? we do it all the time. >> this is not just about a physical situation, congressman. this guy w
three years before he walked off his army base in afghanistan and was capture bid the taliban. the coast guard says bergdahl was in boot camp for 26 days. then left with an unexplained administration i have discharge. he joined the army two years later. meanwhile a friend of bergdahl shared writing with "the washington post." bergda bergdahl's writings paint a portrait of a complicated and fragile young man who is struggling to maintain his mental stability from the start of basic...